Academy
October 24, 2022

No Tricks Here: Save 15% On All Art Classes With My Modern Met Academy’s Halloween Sale

Halloween is full of tricks and treats. But at My Modern Met Academy, there are no tricks—just a bevy of online art classes that are a treat to take. Our e-learning platform features courses in drawing, painting, crafts, and photography that you can enroll in and learn from anywhere in the world and view as many times as you like. Now, we’re offering a special sale to celebrate the spookiest time of year.

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Architecture
October 23, 2022

Dreamlike AI Renderings Celebrate the Intricacy of Renaissance Architecture

Artificial intelligence (AI) image-generating programs are being used more frequently and not without controversy. Programs like Midjourney are blurring the lines between human and computer-made art. But, for architecture student Qasim Iqbal, Midjourney has been a useful tool for helping him visualize his ideas. Iqbal is fascinated by classical architecture, and his love for the Renaissance is clear in his AI series Sculptural Allegorical Renaissance Facades.

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Travel
October 22, 2022

Legendary Orient Express Train Is Redesigned To Be a Contemporary Art Deco Dream

Since it was first launched 140 years ago, the Orient Express has been synonymous with luxury. And thanks to Accor, that tradition will continue long into the future. In 2018, the hospitality group took possession of the Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express train cars and asked respected French architect Maxime d’Angeac to redesign the interiors. Now, the public is getting a sneak preview of d'Angeac's sumptuous design, which marries the nostalgia of the 1920s with contemporary sensibilities.

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